Accounting questions and answers

Accounting Questions and Answers

If you are preparing for an accounting aptitude test or even a job interview, these accounting questions and answers will help you master the principles of accounting. This test covers accounting past questions from WAEC, JAMB, Post UTME exams and many more.

936.

If the opening stock is 5% of sales. calculate the purchases

A.

N95,600

B.

N95,000

C.

N90,600

D.

N85,000

Correct answer is C

opening stock + cost of goods sold - closing stock = purchase

Remember COGS was given as;

cost of goods sold = sales - profit (10% of sales)

100,000 - 10,000 = 90,000

Hence we have;

purchase = 5,000 + 90000 - 5,600 = 90,600

938.

If the gross profit margin is 10% of sales, what is the value of the cost of goods sold?

A.

N10,000

B.

N90,000

C.

N105,600

D.

N110,000

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

940.

Goods worth N300 was transferred from department Q to P Similarly, P's total expenses for the period was N200

Department P's net profit was

A.

N5,200

B.

N3,000

C.

N2,800

D.

N2,500

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.